Letter from Rhome
As many of you know, Rhome has been out of the country teaching pastors on the mission field for the last few weeks. This is the first email that I have received from him in a...
Male/Female Equality: A Plea for Honesty
Tonight I was perusing Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem.? Its a 500+ page volume, and my copy is personally signed by Wayne, To...
Theology is the pursuit of truth, not prejudice
How hard it is to avoid the�innate desire that we all have to confirm our prejudices through our theological inquiry. Our studies,�more times than not, resemble an...
God’s Hiddenness
To Friedrich Nietzsche’s mind, God isn’t a very clear communicator: How could an all-knowing and all-powerful God be good if he doesn’t make clear his intentions to his...
The Number of the Beast
There has been a flurry of interest in the number of the Beast in Canadian and American newspapers of late. The reason for the interest is that the Beast’s number might not be 666.
Why Kristie Walked Away from Christianity at 20 Years Old
I guess Friday is now for leavers. Might make for depressing Fridays 🙂 Let me introduce you to Kristie (name has been altered to protect her identity). Please read her letter...
American Idol and Human Dignity
As I watched American Idol last night (ummm . . . the wife made me), I was encouraged by the example that the organization provided concerning the needs of humanity. This week...
Luke 1.34 in Old Latin b
Luke 1.34 in Old Latin b Daniel B. Wallace The Greek text of Luke 1.34 reads, εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω; In English: “And Mary...
Will God really allow death bed conversions of murderers and child molesters?
One prominent objection that people often raise about the Christian faith concerns the radical idea of